{"id":135,"date":"2023-11-16T15:57:06","date_gmt":"2023-11-16T15:57:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/table-of-success.local\/?p=135"},"modified":"2023-12-19T21:39:17","modified_gmt":"2023-12-19T21:39:17","slug":"vito-pitta","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/tableofsuccess.mysites.io\/vito-pitta\/","title":{"rendered":"Vito Pitta"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading alignwide\">Eric Adams&#8217;s campaign lawyer is a third-generation outerborough power broker who&#8217;s in charge of making sure the mayor\u2019s under-fire campaign stays on the right side of the law.&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator alignwide has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-layout-1 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Formerly<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Real Estate Broker<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Currently<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Campaign lawyer for Eric Adams<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Lobbyist to City government<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p>Vito Pitta has come up a lot in the news lately, as federal prosecutors zero in on donations to Eric Adams&#8217;s 2021 mayoral run, but his name has rung loudly in New York City politics and power for much longer. Pitta&#8217;s grandfather, also named Vito Pitta, was the longtime head of the powerful Hotel Trades Council (now the Hotel and Gaming Trades Council, see entry on Rich Maroko). Grandfather Pitta immigrated from Sicily and rose in the ranks from a busboy at the Plaza Hotel to the top of the HTC, eventually retiring in 1995. Along the way, he was named in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/1986\/02\/02\/nyregion\/informer-in-persico-trial-testifies-on-restaurant-extortion.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">a racketeering indictment involving the Colombo family<\/a>. (Charges were later dismissed.) His son, Vincent Pitta, co-founded the lobbying firm Pitta Bishop &amp; Del Giorno and the law firm Pitta LLP, with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cityandstateny.com\/power-lists\/2023\/10\/2023-staten-island-power-100\/391465\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Vito the younger now in line to take over<\/a> the law firm (Vito works at the lobbying firm as well).\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Pitta Bishop &amp; Del Giorno goes back years with Eric Adams. While he was borough president, the firm would often lobby Adams on behalf of multiple clients, like the correctional officers union and healthcare nonprofits. That lobbying was ongoing when, in 2018, Adams hired the Pitta LLC law firm as a political and legal consultant in the run-up to his mayoral campaign. During the 2021 election, Adams appeared to be the only candidate who hired the same people or consultants who were simultaneously lobbying him in his current office, something that one governmental accountability advocate said is technically legal but <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thecity.nyc\/2021\/05\/31\/eric-adams-gets-nyc-mayoral-campaign-advice-from-lobbyists\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&#8220;stinks.&#8221;<\/a>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"sign-up has-yellow-background-color p-2 p-lg-4 border-radius drop-shadow\">\n    <a class=\"d-block mb-2\" href=\"https:\/\/hellgatenyc.com\" target=\"_blank\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"hell-gate-logo\" src=\"http:\/\/tableofsuccess.mysites.io\/wp-content\/themes\/pnp-table-of-success\/assets\/images\/hell-gate-logo.png\">\n    <\/a>\n    <p class=\"mb-2\"><strong>If you like what you&#8217;re reading, <a class=\"text-decoration-underline\" href=\"https:\/\/hellgatenyc.com\/products\" target=\"_blank\" >become a subscriber<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n    <p class=\"mb-1\"><strong>Sign up for Inbox Hell, our biweekly free newsletter:<\/strong><\/p>\n    <form name=\"contact\" method=\"POST\" data-netlify=\"true\" class=\"d-flex flex-column flex-lg-row flex-wrap align-items-lg-end\">\n        <label for=\"fname\" class=\"sr-only\">First Name:<\/label><input class=\"mt-1 mr-1 mb-lg-0\" type=\"text\" name=\"fname\" placeholder=\"First Name\" \/><\/p>\n        <label for=\"lname\" class=\"sr-only\">Last Name:<\/label><input class=\"mt-1 mr-1 mb-lg-0\" type=\"text\" name=\"lname\" placeholder=\"Last Name\" \/>\n        <label for=\"email\" class=\"sr-only\">Email:<\/label><input class=\"mt-1 mr-1 mb-lg-0\" type=\"text\" name=\"email\" placeholder=\"Email\" \/>\n        <button class=\"w-fit-content mt-2\" type=\"submit\">Sign up<\/button>\n    <\/form>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p>Adams was endorsed by two major unions representing transit workers and bus drivers\u2014both of which just so happened to be clients of Pitta Bishop &amp; Del Giorno. Vito Pitta and Jon Del Giorno, one of the co-founders of the lobbying firm, both gave the maximum donation amount to Adams, again at the same time that their associated law firm was on his payroll. According to the CITY, Vito Pitta <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thecity.nyc\/2021\/05\/31\/eric-adams-gets-nyc-mayoral-campaign-advice-from-lobbyists\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">was present at meetings<\/a> where Adams was jostling for endorsements from the transit workers union, with Pitta acting as both lobbyist for the union and a campaign representative of Adams.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI thought it was weird at the time,\u201d a consultant for a different campaign who was present at the meeting told the CITY. \u201cHe didn\u2019t disclose that he works for Eric Adams.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Adams campaign did not return a request for comment. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Since the 2022 mayoral inauguration, the Adams campaign <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nydailynews.com\/2023\/11\/10\/adams-compliance-lawyer-has-lobbied-city-hall-while-doing-work-for-his-campaign\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">has paid <\/a>Pitta, LLP <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nydailynews.com\/2023\/11\/10\/adams-compliance-lawyer-has-lobbied-city-hall-while-doing-work-for-his-campaign\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">more than $326,400<\/a> for &#8220;campaign consulting&#8221; and \u201ccompliance and legal\u201d services, even as his lobbying work was ongoing. Pitta Bishop &amp; Del Giorno also lobbies on behalf of Teamsters Local 553, and in 2022, Pitta Bishop &amp; Del Giorno asked Adams to intervene in an ongoing labor dispute with United Metro Energy. The Teamsters paid the firm $76,500 <a href=\"https:\/\/elobbyist-search-solrload-pdf-s3-prd-blue.s3.amazonaws.com\/CPR495334.pdf?AWSAccessKeyId=ASIAXTSR3C7KPYM5ZO4W&amp;Expires=1701895760&amp;Signature=irUsoqR3jP5sGmKTaAuZyshEJXo%3D&amp;x-amz-security-token=IQoJb3JpZ2luX2VjEC0aCXVzLWVhc3QtMSJHMEUCIC5xg1zKMbj0qkIQyLAAYmhWacRxf5vLQcZ5wKd4owe3AiEAu%2FXYQl%2FdazEhTdGIIj1rnRIbrgqrCPxAOZbkAgmi41IqkgQIlf%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2FARADGgw1MjMwODM5MTMxNzIiDFsFf3NgQGkg2yCGGSrmA%2FSXziHYIgGBBFLWBpkdcEmATFPUsywb76g6f4PSPw5NdLpL4oVl8fuUnTNQZt03ihF0FS5cC1P3czdCpzdFIeSfAwOe00V6HzeODJBpl9Jr5JzodYf7ZKwzJwrWZlQJvNp1SJwUMCj4SvtpWRriHDyhKnTZOZrkjV0AA897mll%2FCdUUKbZ2UNKnGUTRMN%2FLeQ1nU8ZknGTbTC%2BYYxYLLWyDP5VgPcMhdtn5CQGPJX%2BAbWtV5z%2F8RypdYaYaU2PCv0uEbUb7cXG6P4Rs55scwX6zFfifYij4ucgV8KW3g3w7P4RphDrMezHyU9rBjmwatGCGHd%2B8ClGdIZeBYDsUOuTqNjsJDmzjYoFZcP2pnIUDBliKkkvKJJx8s686B1XlaxSNz6oBABZv4J4S9b7dI%2BgeiLY1MkwMi4y8PRfc85hSVUpD0KMXi46BuzCVrE7mgyouk%2Ba8G0%2F1PIJYLGSH9jBvuoQitIdbTGydA79xuRmP71%2F%2F5rpjnWqyR41Yk5njbbkcNJ4dRM1DrMXHaSItOXSUYvi2mM%2BUWkMmLurf%2BrlgZbiSZb1lj6SWvtqdxN8tjpyepClWFgAEQdTCliFnzIq5rebXdOZKqbOTJn%2FqpWkPq8y%2BO9WczhahO%2BlMXlS%2FMqO4XMuEUzCIq8OrBjqlAZhhisZecmBOrtF2Lv%2Bb48G5umChrYyPHVbbGe1Fzo63gsXfbu4N4cgtG5dkr3jlAWQ%2FcO9xLcz0NqodRUKRoLOIgvyejnnKrtEnv8c7jpn3anHBin%2FYRJ0UOQo3LtCMStZiOyjXYbTNCeHguWK1aBYwr%2B0IKDnSiDrO16aj9ZxpKfO9XPy0YYIw9cZCNZtmLK0y93%2FiCP8O2%2FfCyhAZbi49N%2FpIJA%3D%3D\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&nbsp;for this and other lobbying work<\/a>. (The <a href=\"https:\/\/teamsters.nyc\/campaign\/energy-workers-strike\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">strike remains ongoing<\/a>).&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In addition to running compliance for Adams&#8217;s campaign, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2023\/11\/17\/eric-adams-nyc-legal-defense-00127890\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Pitta LLP is now listed as coordinating the legal defense fund<\/a> meant to cover expenses for the criminal investigation of the campaign. This means Pitta will oversee yet another fundraising apparatus where supporters of the mayor can shower Adams (and perhaps, by extension, Pitta) with cash, while he continues to lobby the administration on major City issues. Nothing to see here, folks.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator alignwide has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Still hungry?<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thecity.nyc\/2021\/05\/31\/eric-adams-gets-nyc-mayoral-campaign-advice-from-lobbyists\/\">Eric Adams Pays for Mayoral Campaign Advice From Lawyers Who Lobby Him <\/a>| The CITY<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2023\/11\/17\/eric-adams-nyc-legal-defense-00127890\">Adams starts legal defense fund amid probe of NYC campaign <\/a>| Politico New York<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The grandson of a hotel union boss whose family law firm is heading Adams&#8217;s legal defense fund.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":474,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.7 - 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